Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3714 3715

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
839
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
828
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 782 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.5%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18716105 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18757005 PROXIMITY-BASED TEMPORARY GAMER PROFILE ACCESS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18702214 VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY FITNESS TRAINING ACTIVITY OR GAMES, SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18754508 VIRTUAL VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18749477 VIRTUAL IDENTIFIER PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18241106 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEEP SOCIAL LINKING WITHIN A GAME ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18761289 INTERRUPT NOTIFICATION PROVIDED TO COMMUNICATOR INDICATING PLAYER RECEPTIVENESS TO COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18662300 VIDEO GAME PERIPHERAL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18514085 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING AND LOCALISATION Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18321731 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE OF GAMEPAD AND GAME SYSTEM Non-Final OA AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18754961 SLOT GAME BLOCKCHAIN Non-Final OA IGT
18748907 SELECTIVE TILE ACCUMULATION SEQUENCES AND RELATED SELECTIVE ACCUMULATED TILE USE SEQUENCES WITH BYPASS FEATURES Non-Final OA IGT
18755784 CONTROLLING IN-GAME REWARDS Non-Final OA Playtika LTD
18755792 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING A NEW GAMING ENGINE TO A GAMING SERVICES PLATFORM Non-Final OA Playtika LTD
18755640 CHARACTER LOCOMOTION ANIMATION SET GENERATION Non-Final OA Unity Technologies SF
18716678 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR COLLECTION, RECEIVING AND UTILIZING DATA AND ENABLING GAMEPLAY Non-Final OA AdrenalineIP
18701263 PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR VIRTUAL CHARACTER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18662184 CUSTOM GOLF CLUB FITTING Non-Final OA SwingFit Inc.
18308198 RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEGA CORPORATION
18696625 AN INTERACTIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Zytronics Displays Limited
18549684 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURED DIGITAL ASSET Final Rejection Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc.
18244233 APPLE WATCH-BASED SOMATOSENSORY GAME METHOD Final Rejection Shenzhen Shimi Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18113892 PHOTO & VIDEO CAPTURE FOR PHYSICAL GAME PLAYING Non-Final OA Slap Inc.
17994588 SELECTING ONE OF MULTIPLE USER DEVICES IN A NETWORK GAMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA JUST DO LUCK, INC

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